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Latinos Will Be Key in 2020. Here’s How One News Outlet Will Cover the Race.

In part two of the three-part City Limits-BRIC series Global Entry—which looks at the unique perspectives New York City's ethnic press brings to the 2020 campaign story—we hear from a Spanish-language reporter about the particular concerns and multiple viewpoints that his readership brings to the table.
‘First Lady of Polish Americans’ Dies in New York at Age 107

Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska was the last living member of Poland's government-in-exile during World War II. She moved to New York in 1949.
To Keep Working or Not? Chinese Home Attendants Face Dilemma

'We are high risk and underserved people ourselves. We don't want to spread the virus and infect our clients,' one home attendant told World Journal. 'But if we stop working, who would help them?'
Polish Senior Center Connects with Isolated Clients Through Daily Phone Calls

'We know that some of them have a hard time in isolation. They are scared, especially hearing all around that they are the major risk group,' the manager of the Northside Senior Center in Williamsburg told Nowy Dziennik.
City’s Undocumented Latinos, Many on the Front Lines, Feel Abandoned Amid Pandemic

'If the undocumented immigrants are not safe, nobody is going to be safe in New York,' says Lorena Kourousias, director of Mixteca Organization, a nonprofit in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Despite Assurances, Undocumented Immigrants With COVID-19 Avoid Hospitals

Some undocumented immigrants are afraid to seek care, either because of fears about their status or medical debt, El Diario reports.
Recovered Queens Nurse Shares Her Coronavirus Story: ‘I Had to Be Strong’

'When I was told that they would not test for coronavirus, I felt really helpless,' Nima Sherpa said. 'But I gathered all my strength and told myself that it's me who has to fight this battle.'
City’s Small Businesses Need Rent Stabilization to Survive COVID-19, Advocates Say

In 1945, near the end of the WWII, the city instituted commercial rent control as an emergency wartime measure, authorized by the state. Advocates are calling for a similar response to the COVID-19 crisis.